103 Easy Fall Recipes Your Family Will LOVE
Celebrate the season's bounty (and the year's best weather) with these cozy dishes!
Thinking about the fall season can conjure so many cozy images: crackling fires, warm sweaters, tailgating gatherings, and of course plenty of delicious food, from stovetop soups and fireside drinks to dishes made from the bounty of your latest apple-picking adventure.
Perhaps the best thing about fall food is that it doesn't have to be overcomplicated. So much produce is in season right now—the last of the summer squash, the first of the fall squash, corn, leafy greens, and root veggies galore—that you don't have to do much to make them taste great. They already do!
To help inspire you, we've rounded up over one hundred of our very best fall recipes, each one hand-tested by our editorial staff to ensure it works great and isn't overly complicated. Pick a few dinners for your back-to-school weeknight rotation, save a couple cocktails for weekend celebrations, bookmark one or two you might want to bring to the next potluck. And enjoy the season! It's only here for a few short weeks.
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Black Bean Soup
Hearty, simple, and best when served with tons of toppings, we love making up a big batch of black bean soup for weeknight dinners. The best part is that it tastes even better the next day!
Sausage-Stuffed Squash
Yes, it's fall. But chances are high that there's still some summer squash cropping up at the local farmers' market or in your own garden. (They're sneaky like that.) This simple bake turns them into a delicious and hearty weeknight dinner main.
Radicchio Pumpkin Salad with Tahini Dressing
Sweet sugar pumpkins, roasted and chopped, make for a fine addition to this hearty beet and radicchio salad. You can also use squash like delicata or butternut!
Cream of Pumpkin Soup with Bacon-Pepita Crunch
When those big piles of orange gourds show up at the farmers' market, you just know it's time to roast up some winter squash for a creamy soup situation. But the crunchy topping, made from bacon and pumpkin seeds is something we could easily eat all by itself.
Get the recipe for Cream of Pumpkin Soup and Bacon-Pepita Crunch.
Creamy Shells with Sausage and Chestnuts
This is cold-weather comfort food at its best, y'all. Pasta shells stuffed with sausage, chestnuts, and spinach, covered in cream and cooked until they're done. Elegant enough for a date night with a glass of wine, or a family meal with a glass of milk. Go make it and see what we mean!
Get the recipe for Creamy Shells with Sausage and Chestnuts.
Kale, Pear, and Chestnut Salad
The secret to this fall salad's surprisingly full-bodied flavor? A package of pre-roasted chestnuts, crumbled and warmed. It's pure, seasonal deliciousness.
Red Flannel Hash
Dinner isn't the only meal you eat in the fall—you need breakfast, too! This classic New England dish has red beets, corned beef, and potatoes for a super hearty start to your day!
Caramelized Onion, Bacon, and Gruyère Fondue
When the nights start to get cold, you want something rich and warm and filling to share with others. What could be more decadent than fondue? With caramelized onions, this tastes like a warm French Onion dip!
Get the recipe for Caramelized Onion, Bacon, and Gruyère Fondue.
Pumpkin Pie Spice-and-Brandy Cocktail
Fall is the season for pumpkin spice! But if you want to enjoy the flavor in the evening, without winding yourself back up for the night, try it in a cocktail! Specifically this warming brandy cocktail which uses an easy-to-make homemade pumpkin syrup that you can whip up ahead of time and keep in the fridge.
Leek-and-Chestnut Soup
Packaged pre-peeled chestnuts are easier to get and much easier to work with, while delivering all the delicious savory fall flavor you could ask for. It's especially good with a slice of rustic homemade bread.
Harvest Salad with Pickled Pomegranate Seeds
This fall salad is packed with seasonal produce! Crisp apples, hearty greens, and roasted squash. But the star of the show is the pickled pomegranate seeds.
Get the recipe for Harvest Salad with Pickled Pomegranate Seeds.
The Ultimate Two-Beef Chili
Crisp weather means chili season! However you do it, this combination of chuck roast and ground beef, plus plenty of spices, tomatoes, and all the toppings, will be sure to inspire big smiles and filled bellies.
Cheddar Cornbread
Freshly grated Cheddar, both stirred into the batter and then sprinkled on top, where it gets toasted and just a little burnt, takes a near perfect food and makes it into something we dream about.
Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Ravioli
This homemade pasta is far tastier than the storebought versions, but fresh pasta sheets make assembly easy!
Pecan Acorn Cookies
Shortbread is one of the sweetest fall treats. The crumbly, buttery cookie is practically tailor-made for dipping into a hot cup of coffee or cocoa, and the sweet nutty texture is only enhanced by the addition of actual nuts.
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
Filling, simple, delicious, and oh-so warming, it's just the thing thing when you're under the weather—or just in from being out in the weather!
Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Easy-to-make pillows of herby boiled dough give this soup a stick-to-your-ribs quality that will make you feel satisfied for hours. Your Crock Pot or slow cooker transforms this traditional stovetop dish into an easy-peasy, set-it-and-forget-it meal that you can start before work and enjoy when you get home.
Fried Apple Hand Pies
A hint of lemon renders a fruity filling that tastes as crisp as a sun-dappled afternoon. They're equally delicious still warm, or cooled and packed up as a picnic snack.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Cool weather practically demands a good beef stew. This weeknight version is so good, your family will be demanding it on the regular!
Slow Cooker Potato Soup
One of the things we love most about this hearty, filling weeknight soup is just how good it makes you feel. It's a great hands-off dinner that you can whip up on a weeknight and feel good eating leftovers the next day for lunch.
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